Harriet was the daughter of Elias Boudinot Caldwell, Esq., and his first wife, Elizabeth (Boyd) Caldwell, of Georgetown, Washington, DC.
Harriet married Robert Wright (born c.1802) on 11 Oct 1830 in Prince George's County, Maryland. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia.
In the 1850 U.S. Census, Robert and Harriet were living in Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Maryland, and he was a "merchant."
"Suddenly on the afternoon of the 20th inst., Mrs. Harriet J.C., consort of Robert Wright and daughter of the late Elias B. Caldwell, Esq., aged about 40 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend her funeral on Saturday morning, 22d instant at 10 o'clock from her late residence, Bladensburg, to proceed to the Congress Burial Ground."
In the 1860 U.S. Census, the widower Robert was living in Bladensburg, and he was a "clerk."
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The other known children of Robert and Harriet were:
1) Harriet Lowndes G. Wright (born c.1833) was born in Maryland.
2) Elias B. Caldwell Wright (born c.1835) was born in Maryland.
3) Robert Marr Wright (2 Sept 1840 - 4 Jan 1915) was born in Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Maryland. In the 1880 U.S. Census, Robert was living in Dodge, Ford County, Kansas.
"Robert M. Wright was born at Bladensburg, Prince George County, Maryland, September 2, 1840. His father was born at Alexandria, Virginia, in 1800, and when a mere boy was on the battlefield of Bladensburg, administering to the wounded soldiers. His great-grandfather was a Presbyterian minister, and during the Revolutionary War raised a regiment of militant plowboys at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, of which he had command at the battle of the Meadows. The British set a price on his head and destroyed all his property. His wife was shot by a Hessian soldier as she sat at her window with a babe in her arms. Her husband was killed by Tories. His grandfather on his mother's side was Elias Boudinot Coldwell, for many years clerk of the United States Supreme Court, whose residence, and private library, which had been loaned to Congress, were destroyed by the British in the War of 1812. When sixteen years old, Robert M. Wright took a notion to come West. He settled in Missouri, and worked on a farm near St. Louis until 1859. He made an overland trip with oxen in that year, reaching the town of Denver in May. He crossed the plains four times by wagon and twice by coach. He worked for three years for Sanderson & Co., and then became a contractor for cutting hay, wood, and hauling grain. He was appointed post trader at Fort Dodge in 1867. He has been farmer, stockman, contractor, postmaster and merchant. He has four times represented Ford county in the legislature. In 1899 he was appointed commissioner of forestry, and was reappointed in 1901. He resides at Dodge City [Kansas]."
4) John E. Caldwell Wright (born c.1846) was born in Maryland.
5) Samuel Hamilton Wright (born c.1847) was born in Maryland.
Harriet married Robert Wright (born c.1802) on 11 Oct 1830 in Prince George's County, Maryland. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia.
In the 1850 U.S. Census, Robert and Harriet were living in Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Maryland, and he was a "merchant."
"Suddenly on the afternoon of the 20th inst., Mrs. Harriet J.C., consort of Robert Wright and daughter of the late Elias B. Caldwell, Esq., aged about 40 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend her funeral on Saturday morning, 22d instant at 10 o'clock from her late residence, Bladensburg, to proceed to the Congress Burial Ground."
In the 1860 U.S. Census, the widower Robert was living in Bladensburg, and he was a "clerk."
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The other known children of Robert and Harriet were:
1) Harriet Lowndes G. Wright (born c.1833) was born in Maryland.
2) Elias B. Caldwell Wright (born c.1835) was born in Maryland.
3) Robert Marr Wright (2 Sept 1840 - 4 Jan 1915) was born in Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Maryland. In the 1880 U.S. Census, Robert was living in Dodge, Ford County, Kansas.
"Robert M. Wright was born at Bladensburg, Prince George County, Maryland, September 2, 1840. His father was born at Alexandria, Virginia, in 1800, and when a mere boy was on the battlefield of Bladensburg, administering to the wounded soldiers. His great-grandfather was a Presbyterian minister, and during the Revolutionary War raised a regiment of militant plowboys at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, of which he had command at the battle of the Meadows. The British set a price on his head and destroyed all his property. His wife was shot by a Hessian soldier as she sat at her window with a babe in her arms. Her husband was killed by Tories. His grandfather on his mother's side was Elias Boudinot Coldwell, for many years clerk of the United States Supreme Court, whose residence, and private library, which had been loaned to Congress, were destroyed by the British in the War of 1812. When sixteen years old, Robert M. Wright took a notion to come West. He settled in Missouri, and worked on a farm near St. Louis until 1859. He made an overland trip with oxen in that year, reaching the town of Denver in May. He crossed the plains four times by wagon and twice by coach. He worked for three years for Sanderson & Co., and then became a contractor for cutting hay, wood, and hauling grain. He was appointed post trader at Fort Dodge in 1867. He has been farmer, stockman, contractor, postmaster and merchant. He has four times represented Ford county in the legislature. In 1899 he was appointed commissioner of forestry, and was reappointed in 1901. He resides at Dodge City [Kansas]."
4) John E. Caldwell Wright (born c.1846) was born in Maryland.
5) Samuel Hamilton Wright (born c.1847) was born in Maryland.
Harriet was the daughter of Elias Boudinot Caldwell, Esq., and his first wife, Elizabeth (Boyd) Caldwell, of Georgetown, Washington, DC.
Harriet married Robert Wright (born c.1802) on 11 Oct 1830 in Prince George's County, Maryland. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia.
In the 1850 U.S. Census, Robert and Harriet were living in Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Maryland, and he was a "merchant."
"Suddenly on the afternoon of the 20th inst., Mrs. Harriet J.C., consort of Robert Wright and daughter of the late Elias B. Caldwell, Esq., aged about 40 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend her funeral on Saturday morning, 22d instant at 10 o'clock from her late residence, Bladensburg, to proceed to the Congress Burial Ground."
In the 1860 U.S. Census, the widower Robert was living in Bladensburg, and he was a "clerk."
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The other known children of Robert and Harriet were:
1) Harriet Lowndes G. Wright (born c.1833) was born in Maryland.
2) Elias B. Caldwell Wright (born c.1835) was born in Maryland.
3) Robert Marr Wright (2 Sept 1840 - 4 Jan 1915) was born in Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Maryland. In the 1880 U.S. Census, Robert was living in Dodge, Ford County, Kansas.
"Robert M. Wright was born at Bladensburg, Prince George County, Maryland, September 2, 1840. His father was born at Alexandria, Virginia, in 1800, and when a mere boy was on the battlefield of Bladensburg, administering to the wounded soldiers. His great-grandfather was a Presbyterian minister, and during the Revolutionary War raised a regiment of militant plowboys at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, of which he had command at the battle of the Meadows. The British set a price on his head and destroyed all his property. His wife was shot by a Hessian soldier as she sat at her window with a babe in her arms. Her husband was killed by Tories. His grandfather on his mother's side was Elias Boudinot Coldwell, for many years clerk of the United States Supreme Court, whose residence, and private library, which had been loaned to Congress, were destroyed by the British in the War of 1812. When sixteen years old, Robert M. Wright took a notion to come West. He settled in Missouri, and worked on a farm near St. Louis until 1859. He made an overland trip with oxen in that year, reaching the town of Denver in May. He crossed the plains four times by wagon and twice by coach. He worked for three years for Sanderson & Co., and then became a contractor for cutting hay, wood, and hauling grain. He was appointed post trader at Fort Dodge in 1867. He has been farmer, stockman, contractor, postmaster and merchant. He has four times represented Ford county in the legislature. In 1899 he was appointed commissioner of forestry, and was reappointed in 1901. He resides at Dodge City [Kansas]."
4) John E. Caldwell Wright (born c.1846) was born in Maryland.
5) Samuel Hamilton Wright (born c.1847) was born in Maryland.
Harriet married Robert Wright (born c.1802) on 11 Oct 1830 in Prince George's County, Maryland. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia.
In the 1850 U.S. Census, Robert and Harriet were living in Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Maryland, and he was a "merchant."
"Suddenly on the afternoon of the 20th inst., Mrs. Harriet J.C., consort of Robert Wright and daughter of the late Elias B. Caldwell, Esq., aged about 40 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend her funeral on Saturday morning, 22d instant at 10 o'clock from her late residence, Bladensburg, to proceed to the Congress Burial Ground."
In the 1860 U.S. Census, the widower Robert was living in Bladensburg, and he was a "clerk."
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The other known children of Robert and Harriet were:
1) Harriet Lowndes G. Wright (born c.1833) was born in Maryland.
2) Elias B. Caldwell Wright (born c.1835) was born in Maryland.
3) Robert Marr Wright (2 Sept 1840 - 4 Jan 1915) was born in Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Maryland. In the 1880 U.S. Census, Robert was living in Dodge, Ford County, Kansas.
"Robert M. Wright was born at Bladensburg, Prince George County, Maryland, September 2, 1840. His father was born at Alexandria, Virginia, in 1800, and when a mere boy was on the battlefield of Bladensburg, administering to the wounded soldiers. His great-grandfather was a Presbyterian minister, and during the Revolutionary War raised a regiment of militant plowboys at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, of which he had command at the battle of the Meadows. The British set a price on his head and destroyed all his property. His wife was shot by a Hessian soldier as she sat at her window with a babe in her arms. Her husband was killed by Tories. His grandfather on his mother's side was Elias Boudinot Coldwell, for many years clerk of the United States Supreme Court, whose residence, and private library, which had been loaned to Congress, were destroyed by the British in the War of 1812. When sixteen years old, Robert M. Wright took a notion to come West. He settled in Missouri, and worked on a farm near St. Louis until 1859. He made an overland trip with oxen in that year, reaching the town of Denver in May. He crossed the plains four times by wagon and twice by coach. He worked for three years for Sanderson & Co., and then became a contractor for cutting hay, wood, and hauling grain. He was appointed post trader at Fort Dodge in 1867. He has been farmer, stockman, contractor, postmaster and merchant. He has four times represented Ford county in the legislature. In 1899 he was appointed commissioner of forestry, and was reappointed in 1901. He resides at Dodge City [Kansas]."
4) John E. Caldwell Wright (born c.1846) was born in Maryland.
5) Samuel Hamilton Wright (born c.1847) was born in Maryland.
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